Her stint was marked by financial instability, plummeting public approval and a high rate of ministerial departures

Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister after almost seven weeks in Downing Street.

After she was announced as the winner of a ballot of Conservative party members on 5 September, her tenure was dominated by a mini-budget that led to serious turmoil in the financial markets.

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